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Is switching from a RTX 3070 to a RX 9060XT a good idea?
Steam Civilization 5 + Mint 22 runs... barely. I read somewhere that I need to run proton or something to make it usable. (Linux noob)
Steam game (Dark Souls 3) not loading .dll files anymore
EDIT: It doesn't seem to be an issue with Proton itself, but rather the mod manager itself. Moving the files manually into the game's root folder does indeed work with Proton 10.0-3
I'm not quite sure what to title this one, but the TLDR is: I've been playing Dark Souls 3 with mods, one .dll mod. Everything was working fine, now it doesn't any longer and I'm not sure how I might be able to fix it.
The long version:
I've modded Dark Souls 3 with Mod Engine 3 Manager, got everything running on Linux (EndeavourOS if that's of any relevance), game started, mods were active, Honest Merchant was working properly (after I found out I had to add WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8.dll=n,b" %command% to the game's launch options). I even had some Re-Shade partially running until I decided it wasn't worth the effort.
Last time I played DS3, 20th of December 2025, it was still going fine, then didn't play until the 5th of January and Honest Merchant wasn't working at all. Everything else was still working as intended and smoothly, just the .dll mod wasn't.
So far I tried reinstalling the mod, putting it directly into the game files and bypassing Mod Engine setup entirely, checked if there had somehow been errors in the launch command, launched the game directly via Steam but nothing worked so far.
I also have my system up to date but ran into some corrupted keyring issues recently that I have already resolved. As for Steam itself, I downloaded it from the Arch repo, not Flatpak.
At this point I have no idea what's causing the issue and I'm out of ideas, besides maybe Proton has gotten an update that somehow broke functionality?
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Should there be something that installs Linux to disk directly from Windows?
While my brain hurts every time I see the "I will wait for Valve to release SteamOS for PCs" comment, some go even further and say that there should be one-click-install for SteamOS (or other distros).
Which got me thinking, would it be possible to lower barrier to entry that low?
There is existing software of this kind.
For example, old WUBI for installing Ubuntu, and tunic apparently does this as well.
So question is, should there be some effort put into making a modern installer of this kind? Something that even the person with the smoothest brain can use to get Linux on their PC?
Are there any existing projects that try to make this happen?
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PROTON_DLSS_INDICATOR shows upside down and mirrored when I activate DLSS in-game
Fps chess not running
Im trying to play the absolute banger game FPS Chess but unfortunately that thing just freezes up. It runs fine for 10 seconds i can even create a lobby but then its over. Might be because its unreal engine and doesnt support vulkan?
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Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Why do people don't run non-steam games through steam instead of lutris and wine?
As the title said , do some games doesnt work without lutris and wine ? , because i dont had any issues.
I just need to have a proton installed and steam.
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Linux Ends 2025 With 3.58% Marketshare on Steam.
If this keep up , we could make it to 5% until the end of 2026.
Ofc we need microslop to keep bloating their windows.
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Just upgraded to Fedora 43 and regret it
I have been using linux on my game PC and a lot of things work fine. However I had to stay on X11 because of....NVIDIA. So based on some posts of people having 0 issues on Wayland, I upgraded to Fedora 43. Most games don't work anymore. Like Arc Raiders, CS2. And yes I tried the WAYLAND environment variables but it doesn't work and I m running the latest NVIDIA drivers for my RTX4090.
I spent hours and hours trying to fix it. I thought maybe reinstall it and stay on Fedora 42, but I found out that Fedora 42 is almost end of life.
On my work laptop(Dell with a Quaddro P2000) I m still running Fedora 42 with also X11 because of Teams and Slack.
So how are you Nvidia folks dealing with this? Do I need to switch to another distro that still sticks to X11?
One important detail is that I have dual boot with windows 11 so I need secure boot.
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Pcvr :lost and starting over.
So I'm in a bit of a tail spin. I've been trying to get my pcvr up and running for days with no luck. Each time I get close another issue pops up. I've gone from bazzite to plasma to pop os cosmic to nobara.
Could anybody with similar specs please point me to a dummies guide on how to set it up. I'm just a bit exhausted and feel I need a point in the right direction. I've followed a few diff tutorials but it always seems if you install something from one location eg flatpaks, then later another tutorial says it can't be a flatpak as it needs to interact with steamvr etc. (noob here).
My setup:
Phone(net)>dedicated router>laptop via ethernet. Meta quest 3 connects wireless to the router.
Rtx 5080 32 GB DDR 5 ram.
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Does steam count hours if you leave your game minimized by accident
I have a bad habit of just minimizing my game and going about using my computer as normal. I am wondering if this effects my game play hours.
And is there a way I could get steam to detect when I haven't used my controller for a certain length of time, or for it to tell that my game is minimized? If it is continuing to count my playtime when I am not actually playing?
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Looking for a Linux Distribution Recommendation for Data Science and Gaming
Hello everyone, first of all thank you very much for your help, and I apologize in advance for this question, which you must be tired of answering by now.
I was an Ubuntu user many years ago, around 20 years ago. I only had a basic, user-level experience.
Currently, I want to transition from Windows to Linux, although I use macOS for my regular work.
My use of Linux will be mainly for data science / MATLAB / Python and simulations, and on the other hand, mainly for video games, which is the reason why I am still on Windows.
I left a separate disk so that I can boot either Windows or Linux depending on the case (and I hope in the future to stick with Linux only).
I tried Pop!_OS and the experience was good, but I’ve heard that lately it has had some issues with its newer releases. What I want the least is to lose time, although I know that’s part of the learning process.
In that regard, I’d like to know which distribution you would recommend. I know the more experienced users will tell me: any of them, they’re all the same. But we all know that some distros are more user-friendly from the start and come with things included (which in the long run, if you don’t use them, you prefer to remove).
My PC specs are:
- Ryzen 7 7900X3D
- RTX 4070 Ti
- ASRock B850i
- 32 GB DDR5 RAM
I appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you very much for helping me through this process.
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Unstable HDMI 2.1 with RTX 3080 mobile
I have an MSI GE66-UH with RTX 3080 Mobile, and a HDMI 2.1 port. I am aware that this is not the most ideal setup for Linux, but it almost works. I have verified the hardware is working, as 4k@120hz with HDR and VRR works flawlessly on Windows.
With Linux, I can enable all the HDMI 2.1 features no problem, and it goes to the TV (LG C3), being recognized properly. The issue is that while it goes to a max of 120hz, as soon as any motion happens, it mostly hovers between 30hz and 100hz. The games and interface render properly at very high frame rates, but as confirmed by the game menu on the TV and UFO test, it isn't outputted at the hz it's rendered at.
I have tried many combinations, including:
- Nobora and Bazzite
- Wayland and X11
- Plasma and Gnome
- VRR and HDR on and off
- Low and high color accuracy
- Open and closed Nvidia driver
- Multiple verified HDMI 2.1 cables
But no matter what I do, it never seems to output consistently at 4k@120hz when motion is happening. Is this a known issue - and is there anything I can do to remedy this, or should I go buy a cable matters displayport adapter?
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Wine/Proton sound cracking (Pop!_OS 22.04)
Been using Pop!_OS and I really like it, prolly goin to upgrade to 24.04? but I've got an issue with sound clackling in Windows games.
Googling the thing led to tinkering with the sound server. It says that Pop!_OS uses PipeWire, and, in the terminal, it checks, but when looking for configs, there are both ALSA and PulseAudio installed.
When trying to look for latency, it displays the sink as SUSPENDED and all the names are ALSA.
WHAT THE HELL? How on Earth is this even possible? So which soundserver it is then? I just want to increase the latency a bit to combat the cracks in sound, cuz they are really getting on my nerve and maybe even on my frames, tho that's improbable
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BOLD Linux Gaming Predictions For 2026! | GAMES FOR EVERYONE
8bitdo Pro 3 not working on Mint 21.3(Ubuntu22.04)
Hi, I just got my Pro 3 and everything works fine with Switch and Android (also tested on a Windows machine), but I haven't been able to make it work on my PC that has Linux Mint 21.3. I have tried a few suggestions about changing the udev rules, but I just can't make it work. Connecting through the 2.4ghz dongle, it pairs, but it is not recognized as a controller. Directly through the cable the leds keep blinking, and it does not even connect. Bluetooth on D-mode connects and disconnects constantly. At least I have the USB adapter V2 and there it connects in Switch mode just fine. I've tried the 3 available firmwares for the controller and none of them work with my PC.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I would like to make it work at least plugged with the USB cable
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What should I do? wait?
Hey linux folks after being a long time on LTSC windows because of app compatibility issues I wasn't able to stay on linux I used it a long time ago, the apps which were causing problems were after effects and photoshop, after using them for a long time I finally switched to affinity and davinci resolve I hope they both work on linux as they are supposed to on windows, but my main concern is dx 12 issue with nvidia, I have a laptop with rtx 3050 gpu, and I have heard the 20-30% performance loss on linux on dx 12 based games with nvidia gpus, and this problem has been there for months, can anyone tell when it gonna get fixed? when is it safe to switch? cause the issue seems to never end the forums are just going on and it has been months.
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